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A force is a push or pull that can change how fast or in what direction an object is moving, change its shape, or affect fluids and other forces. Because both how strong a force is and which direction it points matter, scientists use vectors to represent forces mathematically, measuring them in units called newtons.
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- Physical quantity.name
- Force
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- Physical quantity.caption
- Forces can be described as a push or pull on an object. They can be due to phenomena such as gravity, magnetism, or anything that might cause a mass to accelerate.
- Physical quantity.unit
- newton (N)
- Physical quantity.otherunits
- dyne, pound-force, poundal, kip, kilopond
- Physical quantity.symbols
- \vec F, ,
- Physical quantity.baseunits
- kg·m·s−2
- Physical quantity.dimension
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